2012 Bray Wanderers F.C. season

The 2012 Bray Wanderers F.C. season is the club's 28th season competing in the League of Ireland and the team's first season under the management of Keith Long as Pat Devlin took up the director of football role at the club. It's the team's eighth consecutive season in the Premier Division. Long left his role in September and Devlin retook the manager's role.

Bray Wanderers F.C.
2012 season
ChairmanEddie Cox
Manager Pat Devlin
StadiumCarlisle Grounds
Premier Division10th
FAI Cup2nd Round
League of Ireland CupQuarter-finalists
Setanta Sports CupFirst Round
Leinster Senior CupQuarter-finalists
Top goalscorerLeague: Jason Byrne (13)
All: Jason Byrne (14)
Highest home attendance2,000 v Shamrock Rovers (20 April)
Lowest home attendance150 v Limerick (26 June)

Squad

Squad as of 26 October 2012:

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  EIR Darren Quigley
2 DF  EIR David Webster
3 DF  EIR Dane Massey
4 DF  EIR Colm Tresson
5 DF  EIR Adam Mitchell
6 MF  EIR Danny O'Connor (captain)
7 MF  EIR Kevin O'Connor
8 MF  EIR Daire Doyle
9 FW  EIR Paul Moffatt
10 FW  EIR Jason Byrne
11 FW  EIR Kieran Marty Waters
12 DF  EIR Kevin Knight
14 MF  EIR Graham Kelly
15 MF  EIR Lee Dixon
16 MF  EIR Dean Zambra
17 FW  EIR Dean Marshall
No. Pos. Nation Player
18 FW  EIR John Mulroy
19 MF  EIR Conor Butler
20 DF  EIR Sean Houston
21 MF  EIR Adam Hanlon
22 DF  EIR Pat Seery
23 FW  NGA Ismahil Akinade
25 GK  EIR Brian Kane
26 DF  EIR Shane O'Connor
27 MF  EIR Conor Earley
28 FW  EIR Sean Hurley
29 FW  EIR Ger Pender
30 FW  BUL Yani Georgiev
— DF  EIR Stephen Brennan
— MF  EIR Ryan Dooney
— FW  EIR Jonathan Kelty
— FW  EIR Dylan Byrne

Transfers

In
Date Player Country Position Signed From
January 2012 Pierce Sweeney Defender Belvedere
January 2012 Jonathan Kelty Forward Arklow Town
January 2012 Adam Hanlon Midfielder Arklow Town
February 2012 Jason Byrne Forward Dundalk
March 2012 Ian Byrne Midfielder Shamrock Rovers
July 2012 Kevin O'Connor Midfielder Worcester City
July 2012 Brendan King Forward Portland Timbers
July 2012 Pat Seery Defender Bohemians
July 2012 Lee Dixon Midfielder Bohemians
July 2012 Ismahil Akinade Forward St Patrick's Athletic
July 2012 Paul Moffatt Forward Shamrock Rovers
July 2012 Dean Marshall Midfield Drogheda United
August 2012 Yani Georgiev Forward

Out
Date Player Country Position Sold To
November 2011 Gary Dempsey Midfielder Waterford United
January 2012 Derek Prendergast Defender Drogheda United
January 2012 Conor Murphy Forward Monaghan United
January 2012 Gary Shaw Forward Longford Town
February 2012 Chris Shields Midfielder Dundalk
February 2012 Shane O'Neill Forward Dundalk
February 2012 Jake Kelly Forward St Patrick's Athletic
July 2012 Pierce Sweeney Defender Reading
July 2012 Stephen Last Defender Athlone Town
August 2012 Brendan King Forward Alta IF

Most appearances

Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by shirt number when total appearances are equal. Last updated 26/10/12

Position Nation Number Name Premier Division Setanta Cup FAI Cup League Cup Leinster Cup Total
1 1 Darren Quigley 29 2 2 1 1 35
2 6 Danny O'Connor 27 2 2 1 0 34
20 Sean Houston 27 2 2 1 1 34
3 16 Dean Zambra 26 2 2 2 1 33
4 18 John Mulroy 25 1 2 2 1 32
10 Jason Byrne 25 2 2 2 1 32
5 21 Adam Hanlon 23 2 2 2 1 30

Top scorers

Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by shirt number when total goals are equal. Last updated 26/10/12

Position Nation Number Name Premier Division Setanta Cup FAI Cup League Cup Leinster Cup Total
1 10 Jason Byrne 13 0 0 1 0 14
2 11 Kieran Waters 8 2 1 0 2 13
3 6 Danny O'Connor 4 0 0 0 0 4
4 18 John Mulroy 3 0 0 0 0 3
20 Sean Houston 2 0 0 1 0 3
5 2 David Webster 1 0 0 0 0 1
16 Dean Zambra 1 0 0 0 0 1
17 Dean Marshall 1 0 0 0 0 1
Jonathan Kelty 0 0 0 1 0 1

Competitions

Premier Division

Final Table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Sligo Rovers (C) 30 17 10 3 53 23 +30 61 Qualification to Champions League second qualifying round
2 Drogheda United 30 17 6 7 51 36 +15 57 Qualification to Europa League first qualifying round
3 St Patrick's Athletic 30 15 10 5 44 22 +22 55
4 Shamrock Rovers 30 14 10 6 56 37 +19 52
5 Derry City 30 11 6 13 36 36 0 39 Qualification to Europa League second qualifying round[lower-alpha 1]
6 Cork City 30 8 12 10 38 36 +2 36
7 Bohemians 30 9 9 12 35 38 −3 36
8 Shelbourne 30 9 8 13 35 43 −8 35
9 UCD 30 8 7 15 32 48 −16 31
10 Bray Wanderers 30 5 10 15 33 54 −21 25
11 Dundalk (O) 30 4 8 18 23 63 −40 20 Qualification to Relegation play-off
12 Monaghan United (R) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Withdrew from league[lower-alpha 2]
Source: [1][2]
(C) Champion; (O) Play-off winner; (R) Relegated.
Notes:
  1. Derry City qualified for the UEFA Europa League second qualifying round after winning the 2012 FAI Cup Final.
  2. Monaghan United withdrew after 14 games. Their record was expunged.

Results summary
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
30 5 10 15 33 54  −21 25 2 5 8 19 34  −15 3 5 7 14 20  −6

Last updated: 22 October 2012.
Source:

Matches

  Win   Draw   Loss

2 March Round 1St Patrick's Athletic1–0Bray WanderersRichmond Park, Dublin
19:45 IWT Dean Kelly  15' (Report) Attendance: 1,474
Referee: Alan Kelly
10 March Round 2Bray Wanderers0–4Derry CityCarlisle Grounds, Bray
19:45 IWT (Report) Stewart Greacen  23'
David McDaid  25'
Rory Patterson  34' (p)
Rory Patterson  67'		 Referee: Anthony Buttimer
17 March Round 3UCD2–3Bray WanderersUCD Bowl, Dublin
19.45 IWT Graham Rusk  40' (p)
Graham Rusk  66' (p)		 (Report) Jason Byrne  30'
Danny O'Connor  73'
Danny O'Connor  83'		 Attendance: 376
Referee: Paul McLoughlin
23 March Round 4Bray Wanderers2–4Drogheda UnitedCarlisle Grounds, Bray
19.45 IWT Jason Byrne  52'
Dean Zambra  78'		 (Report) Dean Marshall  1'
Brian Gannon  64'
Sean Brenann  71'
Declan O'Brien  74'		 Attendance: 952
Referee: Graham Kelly
30 March Round 5Cork City1–1Bray WanderersTurner's Cross, Cork
19.45 IST Tadhg Purcell  4' (Report) Jason Byrne  74' Attendance: 2,888
Referee: Tom Connolly
6 April Round 6Bray Wanderers1–2Sligo RoversCarlisle Grounds, Bray
19:45 IST Kieran Waters  19' (Report) Raffaele Cretaro  10'
Danny North  49'		 Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Alan Kelly
13 April Round 7Shelbourne2–1Bray WanderersTolka Park, Dublin
20:00 IST Philip Hughes  10'
Philip Gorman  82'		 (Report) Jason Byrne  30'
Jason Byrne 60' (pen.)		 Attendance: 1,008
Referee: Anthony Buttimer
20 April Round 8Bray Wanderers2–2Shamrock RoversCarlisle Grounds, Bray
19:45 IST Kieran Waters  16'
Kieran Waters  37'		 (Report) Gary Twigg 45' (pen.)
Ronan Finn  67'
Gary Twigg  82'		 Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Paul McLoughlin
27 April Round 9Monaghan United0–1Bray WanderersGortakeegan, Monaghan
19:45 IST Monaghan withdrew from the league on 18 June. Result was expunged. Jason Byrne  86' Attendance: 151
4 May Round 10Bray Wanderers2–1BohemiansCarlisle Grounds, Bray
19:45 IST Jason Byrne  14'
Danny O'Connor  60'		 (Report) Daniel Corcoran  30' Attendance: 1,100
Referee: Neil Doyle
11 May Round 11Dundalk0–2Bray WanderersOriel Park, Dundalk
19:45 IST (Report) Jason Byrne  40' (p)
Jason Byrne  73' (p)		 Attendance: 700
Referee: Paul Tuite
18 May Round 12Bray Wanderers3–3St Patrick's AthleticCarlisle Grounds, Bray
19.45 IST Jason Byrne  36'
John Mulroy  60'
Jason Byrne  90+3'		 (Report) Christy Fagan  44'
Sean O'Connor  66'
John Russell  72'		 Attendance: 1,200
Referee: Richie Winter
21 May Round 13Derry City3–2Bray WanderersThe Brandywell, Derry
19:45 IST Stephen McLaughlin  60'
Stephen McLaughlin  67'
Ryan McBride  76'		 (Report) Kieran Waters  43'
Danny O'Connor  72'		 Referee: Paul McLaughlin
1 June Round 14Bray Wanderers3–1UCDCarlisle Grounds, Bray
19:45 IST Jason Byrne  17'
Jason Byrne  68'
John Mulroy  90+3'		 (Report) Daniel Ledwith  26' Referee: Anthony Buttimer
22 June Round 15Drogheda United3–1Bray WanderersHunky Dorys Park, Drogheda
19:45 IST Declan O'Brien  21'
Paul Crowley  64'
Peter Hynes  72'		 (Report) Sean Houston  33' Attendance: 519
Referee: Padraig Sutton
29 June Round 16Bray Wanderers0–3Cork CityCarlisle Grounds, Bray
19:45 IST (Report) Tadhg Purcell  5'
Shane Duggan  34'
Vinny Sullivan  65'		 Attendance: 1,200
Referee: Damien Hancock
7 July Round 17Sligo Rovers1–1Bray WanderersThe Showgrounds, Sligo
15:45 IST Alan Keane  63' (Report) Jason Byrne  49' Attendance: 1,778
Referee: Graham Kelly
13 July Round 18Bray Wanderers2–3ShelbourneCarlisle Grounds, Bray
19:45 IST Kieran Waters  36'
John Mulroy  49'		 (Report) David Cassidy  28'
Philip Gorman  45'
Paddy Kavanagh  45'		 Referee: Neil Doyle
20 July Round 19Shamrock Rovers0–0Bray WanderersTallaght Stadium, Dublin
19:05 IST (Report) Attendance: 2,100
Referee: Alan Kelly
27 July Round 20Bray WanderersCancelledMonaghan UnitedCarlisle Grounds, Bray
19:45 IST Monaghan withdrew from the league on 18 June.
3 August Round 21Bohemians0–0Bray WanderersDalymount Park, Dublin
19:45 IST (Report) Attendance: 1,148
Referee: Paul McLaughlin
10 August Round 22Bray Wanderers1–1DundalkCarlisle Grounds, Bray
19:45 IST David Webster  90+4' (Report) Gary Shanahan  54' Referee: Derek Tomney
17 August Round 23St Patrick's Athletic0–1Bray WanderersRichmond Park, Dublin
19:45 IST (Report) Kieran Waters  87' Attendance: 1,105
Referee: Padraigh Sutton
20 August Round 24Bray Wanderers0–0Derry CityCarlisle Grounds, Bray
19:45 IST (Report) Attendance: 300
Referee: Tom Connolly
31 August Round 25UCD3–1Bray WanderersUCD Bowl, Dublin
19:45 IST David McMillan  15' (p)
Darren Quigley  83' O.G.
Chris Lyons 86'		 (Report) Sean Houston  62' Attendance: 313
Referee: Neil Doyle
7 September Round 26Bray Wanderers1–3Drogheda UnitedCarlisle Grounds, Bray
19:45 IST Dean Marshall  69' (Report) Eric Foley  47'
Declan O'Brien  74' (p)
Jason Marks  82'		 Attendance: 625
Referee: Rob Rogers
10 September Round 27Cork City2–0Bray WanderersTurner's Cross, Cork
19:45 IST Keigan Parker  30'
Gavin Kavanagh  58'		 (Report) Attendance: 1,685
Referee: James McKell
21 September Round 28Bray Wanderers0–0Sligo RoversCarlisle Grounds, Bray
19:45 IST (Report) Attendance: 1,800
Referee: Anthony Buttimer
28 September Round 29Shelbourne0–0Bray WanderersTolka Park, Dublin
20:00 IST (Report) Attendance: 716
Referee: Paul McLaughlin
5 October Round 30Bray Wanderers1–3Shamrock RoversCarlisle Grounds, Bray
19:45 IST Kieran Waters  56' (Report) Killian Brenann  17'
Ken Oman  32'
Gary McCabe  80' (p)		 Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Padraigh Sutton
12 October Round 31Monaghan UnitedCancelledBray WanderersGortakeegan, Monaghan
19:45 IST Monaghan withdrew from the league on 18 June.
19 October Round 32Bray Wanderers1–4BohemiansCarlisle Grounds, Bray
19:45 IST Jason Byrne  60' (p) (Report) Dave Mulcahy  51'
Keith Buckley  53'
Andy Mulligan  69'
Ryan McEvoy  90+2'		 Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Neil Doyle
26 October Round 33Dundalk2–1Bray WanderersOriel Park, Dundalk
19:45 IST Michael Rafter  51'
Barry Conlon  51'		 (Report) Kieran Waters  70' Attendance: 260
Referee: Derek Tomney

FAI Cup

  Win   Draw   Loss

Second round
25 May Second RoundBray Wanderers1–1ShelbourneCarlisle Grounds, Bray
19.05 IST Kieran Waters  63' Report Barry Clancy  35' Referee: Damien Hancock
28 May ReplayShelbourne1–0Bray WanderersTolka Park, Dublin
20.00 IST Philip Gorman  45+1' Report Referee: Neil Doyle

EA Sports Cup
Main article: 2012 League of Ireland Cup

  Win   Draw   Loss

Second round
9 April Shelbourne1–2Bray WanderersTolka Park, Dublin
20:00 IST Stephen Last  84' OG (Report) Jonathan Kelty  26'
Sean Houston  112'		 Attendance: 280
Referee: Graham Kelly

quarter-final
26 June Bray Wanderers1–3LimerickCarlisle Grounds, Bray
19:45 IST Jason Byrne  55' (p) (report) Garbhan Coughlan  12'
Garbhan Coughlan  15'
Garry Sheahan  21'		 Attendance: 150
Referee: Paul Tuite

Setanta Cup

  Win   Draw   Loss

First round
11 February First LegBray Wanderers2–4GlentoranCarlisle Grounds, Bray
15:00 IWT Kieran Waters  18'
Kieran Waters  42'		 (Report) Eamonn Murray  20'
Leon Knight  51'
Jim O'Hanlon  59'
Leon Knight  87'		 Referee: Alan Kelly
20 February Second LegGlentoran3–0Bray WanderersThe Oval, Belfast
19:45 IWT Darren Boyce  11'
Colin Nixon  45'
Darren Boyce  75' (p)		 (Report) Referee: Colin Burns

Bray Wanderers lost 7–2 on aggregate

Leinster Senior Cup

  Win   Draw   Loss

Second round
12 March Bray Wanderers2–1Longford TownCarlisle Grounds, Bray
19:45 IWT Kieran Waters  48'
Kieran Waters  58'		 (Report) Jacques Morley  47' Referee: Adriano Reale

quarter-final
7 May St. Patrick's C.Y.F.C.3–0Bray WanderersIrishtown Stadium, Dublin
11:00 IST Alan Murphy  43'
Dean Young  50'
Andy Doolan  57'		 (report) Referee: Paul Tuite

Friendlies

  Win   Draw   Loss

5 February Bray Wanderers5–0Waterford UnitedCarlisle Grounds, Bray
15:00 IWT Dane Massey  42'
Jason Byrne  48'
Daire Doyle  58'
John Mulroy  68'
Jonathan Kelty  90'		 (Report) Referee: Tom Connolly
16 February Bray Wanderers2–0St MochtasCarlisle Grounds, Bray
15:00 IWT John Mulroy  62'
Jason Byrne  83'		 (report)
24 February Bray Wanderers3–0Wexford YouthsCarlisle Grounds, Bray
19:45 IWT Danny O'Connor  42'
Kieran Waters  67'
Ian Byrne  72'		 (report)
16 June Bray WanderersP–PBangor CityCarlisle Grounds, Bray
15:00 IST Waterlogged Pitch.
17 July Bray Wanderers0–1Scunthorpe UnitedCarlisle Grounds, Bray
19:45 IST (Report) Andy Barcham  57' Referee: Paul Tuite
21 July Bray Wanderers1–5Wolverhampton WanderersCarlisle Grounds, Bray
15:00 IST Kieran Waters  32' (Report) Frank Nouble  14'
Steven Fletcher  55'
Matt Jarvis 61'
Matt Doherty  81'
Steven Fletcher  88'		 Referee: Derek Tomney
28 July Bray Wanderers1–2Bradford CityCarlisle Grounds, Bray
15:00 IST Ryan Dooney  85' (Report) Nahki Wells  22'
Ross Hannah  62'		 Attendance: 650
12 August Bray Wanderers1–5LiverpoolCarlisle Grounds, Bray
15:00 IST Kieran Waters  52'
2 September Bray Wanderers1–8ReadingCarlisle Grounds, Bray
16:00 IST Jason Byrne  12' (Report) Adam Le Fondre  19' (p)
Alex Pearce  28'
Jem Karacan  35'
Jay Tabb  55'
Adam Le Fondre  72'
Jay Tabb  72'
Adam Le Fondre  86'
Jay Tabb  89'

References
  1. "Ireland 2012". www.rsssf.com. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
  2. "Monaghan United withdraw from league". extratime.ie. Retrieved 18 June 2012.
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